Russia dismisses Pentagon study about Putin's Asperger's syndrome as 'not worthy of comment'

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman has dismissed the Pentagon study that claimed that Putin had Asperger's syndrome saying that it was stupid and "not worthy of comment".

According to News.com.au, the spokesman's comments came after the reports came that a 2008 study that was carried out by an internal Pentagon think tank said that Putin has Asperger's syndrome that urges him to exert "extreme control" on his surroundings and that he is not comfortable with social interaction.

Brenda Connors, an expert in movement pattern analysis at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, who was among the many who developed the report, wrote that Putin's neurological development was "significantly interrupted" during infancy and observed that his movements revealed that the Russian leader was suffering from a neurological abnormality.

The study said that "his primary form of compensation is extreme control," which reflects in his style of decision-making and governing.

Porges noted that the behavioral pattern observed in Asperger's are also observed in individuals who find it difficult to stay calm in social settings and have low thresholds to be reactive and advised that having a "one-on-one situation" with Putin at a quiet place is preferable to a "big state affair."

However, the researchers said that it was impossible to prove their theory about Putin without performing a brain scan on the Russian president.

Connors' team has conducted several studies on the Russian leader for ONA beyond those from 2008 and 2011, the report said.